Wednesday, January 15, 2014

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Science

Scientists Find Rare Hybrid of Two Other Dolphin Species

It is the first known instance among marine mammals of hybridization, which is more commonly seen in plants, fish and birds, researchers say.
Dolphins and Porpoises; Mammals; Fish and Other Marine Life; Research 

Ok
 
2
Crosswords/Games

Stern-Mackenzie One-Round War

3
Style

Would a Pregnancy Through a Donor Egg Feel Like 'Mine'?

My chances of pregnancy would be better with a donor egg. But would the baby really be mine? And would he or she have to convert?
Artificial Insemination; In Vitro Fertilization; Infertility; Jews and Judaism; Parenting 

Good luck to her.
 
4
Science

Nutcracker Man’s Secret: He Didn’t Crack Nuts

5
Fashion & Style

For Martha Stewart, the Secret Is Routine

6
Opinion

Don't Try Wooing Action Star Maggie Q with Shark Fin Soup

7
Business Day

Europe Opens Inquiry Into Licensing of U.S. Films and TV

8
World

Enemies of Mexican Drug Gangs Pose a Security Challenge

9
Opinion

The Next Council Speaker


No facts.

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Opinion

The Next Frontier in Fertility Treatment

Transgender men and women have the right to be parents, too.
Transgender and Transsexual; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Fertility Drugs; Discrimination; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Medicine and Health 

"The bigger challenge may be to get medical providers to overcome their bias. Discomfort over difference isn’t an excuse to refuse compassionate care to a transgender person in an emergency room or a fertility clinic, or for insurance companies to refuse to cover that care. Gender identity has nothing to do with the desire to have children — or with who will make a good parent."

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U.S.

New Mexico Judge Affirms Right to ‘Aid in Dying’

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N.Y. / Region

Among Cuomo’s Proposals, a Tax Break for Renters

Tenants making less than $100,000 a year may benefit, but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office has yet to offer enough details to determine the savings per household.
Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

Politicians try to relieve tenants of the burden of the landlord.
It is not possible.
 
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Business Day

Hong Kong Firm Makes Bid for Fisker Automotive Assets

 
Auction in February.
 
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World

North Korea Rejects South’s Bid for Family Reunions

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World

China: Doctor Is Sentenced in a Case of Baby Trafficking

Zhang Shuxia, an obstetrician in Shaanxi Province, received the death sentence but with two years’ reprieve for stealing seven babies and selling them.
Doctors; Sentences (Criminal); Capital Punishment; Human Trafficking; Babies and Infants 

A state monopoly.
 
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U.S.

Virginia: Search Ends for Sailor

Rescuers called off their search Thursday for a sailor missing since a Navy helicopter with five crew members aboard crashed off the Virginia coast, the Coast Guard said.
Helicopters; Deaths (Fatalities); Aviation Accidents and Safety; United States Defense and Military Forces 

The water is deep and cold.
 
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Business Day

Airbus Led Rival Boeing in Jets Ordered Last Year

The orders reflect Airbus’s dominant position in the market for the most expensive aircraft: large wide-bodies with more than 400 seats.

Yes.

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World

Marine Le Pen Struggles With Father’s Legacy

Marine Le Pen, who heads the French far-right party National Front, cannot deny her father’s political legacy — or his supporters, whom she is careful not to alienate.
Anti-Semitism 

There are still royalists.
 
19
Sports

Vuelta to Bypass Madrid

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Opinion

Views of the Blind

The president of the American Foundation for the Blind says it’s critical that we change the perception of blindness as one of the most feared disabilities.
Blindness; Disabilities 

The senses are how I perceive the world.
About half of perception is vision.
I don't want to think about such a small strange world.

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